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UMass Lowell Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #318 · 15–18 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · America East Conference · Lowell, MA

UMass Lowell finished 15–18 (America East 3rd, KenPom #318) in 2025–26. 12 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster12 players
New this season9
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateMD (4)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 5 ahead.

2026
Gblocked8 ahead · multi-yr
Fblocked5 ahead
2027
Gblocked7 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gcrowded6 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
2029
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Kenyon Giles5′11″Jr
Jaden Flemons6′2″Fr
Jasiah Cannady6′1″Fr
Isaiah Walter6′6″RS-So
Christian Jones5′11″So
Jakai Newton6′3″Sr
Max Ellis6′5″Fr
Forwards in that room (5)
Jerrell Roberson6′9″Sr
Victor Okojie6′8″So
Jayden Harris6′6″RS-So
Elhadji Diallo6′7″Fr
Donovan Hand6′6″RS-Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at UMass Lowell

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead · multi-yr), F blocked (5 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MD, GA, OH.

3 of 12 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

9% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 12 players

Guards 7 of 12

Isaiah Walter6′6″RS-So3.0 PPG
Max Ellis6′5″Fr
Jakai Newton6′3″Sr · final yr
Jaden Flemons6′2″Fr
Jasiah Cannady6′1″Fr
Kenyon Giles5′11″Jr
Christian Jones5′11″So

Frontcourt 5 of 12 · forwards + centers

Jerrell Roberson6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Victor Okojie6′8″So · F5.0 PPG
Elhadji Diallo6′7″Fr · F
Jayden Harris6′6″RS-So · F
Donovan Hand6′6″RS-Jr · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

9%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Victor Okojie5.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Isaiah Walter3.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 12 of 13 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school5via the portal

7 of 12 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

3 of 12

3 of 12 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Jakai Newton #131.

Where from

MD 4 · GA 2 · OH 2 · PA 2 · TX 2 · CA 1

5 international: Central Coast; La Romana, DR; Castlebar; Dakar, Senegal and 1 more

High schools: Hamilton Heights; DeMatha Catholic; Tuggerah Lakes Secondary and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kenyon Giles
→Jayden Harris
→Christian Jones
→Jakai Newton
→Donovan Hand

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Kris Johnson
←Shawn Simmons II
←Angel Montas Jr.
←Xavier Spencer
←Keenan Bey
←Khalil Farmer
←Jared Frey
←JJ Massaquoi
←Darrel Yepdo

How this roster compares

America East Conference (9 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureUMass LowellConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′8″−1″
Roster size1215−3
Freshman share33%27%+6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#2732021–22#1202022–23#1682023–24#2642024–25#3182025–26
15–16 · America East 5th26–8 · America East 2nd22–10 · America East 2nd17–15 · America East 4th15–18 · America East 3rd

Coaching staff

Pat DuquetteHead coach / kennedy
Bryan DougherAssistant coach / kennedy
Octavius HinnantAssistant coach / kennedy
Matt GravesAssistant coach / kennedy
Nick SchmidtAssistant coach / kennedy
Staff changes6 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 2 before 2023–24, 1 before 2024–25, 2 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate83%
SAT midpoint1255
ACT midpoint29

How this page is made: Rosters: official UMass Lowell rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: UMass Lowell's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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